The renovation project of the hospital for treating pneumonia patients infected with the novel coronavirus in Guiyang is expected to be completed on February'20. PHOTO: XINHUA

In pictures: China to build new coronavirus hospital by Feb 20

Guiyang medical centre will provide 491 beds to affected patients

Xinhua February 07, 2020

GUIYANG: In a bid to contain an outbreak of novel coronavirus, that emerged in the Chinese market at the end of last year and has killed at least 630 people so far, the authorities in China are leaving no stones unturned and building makeshift hospitals to accommodate the increasing number of patients.

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Construction of another hospital in Guiyang is underway as the medical centre will provide 491 beds to affected patients. A large score of labour is at work at the site, mainly at the Jiangjunshan section of Guiyang public health centre for treatment which is under renovation in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

The renovation project of the hospital for treating pneumonia patients infected with the novel coronavirus in Guiyang is expected to be completed on February 20 after three phases' construction plan.

People work at the Jiangjunshan section of Guiyang public health center for treatment which is under renovation in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. PHOTO: XINHUA